General Spanky
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- Comedy
- War
- Family
Overview
Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat. After wronging a vicious gambler, Spanky and Buckwheat are forced to jump ship. Finding solace at a nearby house, the two are picked by Marshall Valiant for an important mission. This inspires Spanky to organize the local kids to form a small army of their own.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 11, 1936
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Hal Roach Studios
- Cast
- Alex Finlayson,Rosina Lawrence,James P. Burtis,Buddy Roosevelt,Carl Switzer,Jack Cooper,Carl Voss,Harry Strang,Jack Dougherty,Henry Halland 30 more
- Director
- Gordon Douglas,Fred C. Newmeyer
- Producer
- Hal Roach
- Cinematography
- Walter Lundin,Art Lloyd
- Music
- Marvin Hatley
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0027665